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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2014 Contact: Brian Kameoka 916-420-5429 Kameoka@Gmail.Com John Borba 530.400.0174 Fourletternerds@Gmail.Com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2014 Contact: Brian Kameoka 916-420-5429 [email protected] John Borba 530.400.0174 [email protected] SACRAMENTO’S FIRST CHARITY TABLETOP GAMING MARATHON Four Letter Nerds Host 24-Hour Event at Great Escape Games to Benefit Child’s Play Charity INFORMATION (Sacramento, CA) Tabletop gaming is experiencing a world- WHAT: A 24-hour live web streamed tabletop gaming wide boom in popularity, with hit shows on TV, the web, and charity event to raise money an estimated $700 million in sales last year. On December 6 for Child’s Play Charity. and 7, Sacramento gets in the game in a big way via the charity WHEN: 12pm December 6, – gaming marathon Tabletops for Tots. 12pm December 7, 2014. Hosted by local pop culture site and YouTube channel Four RAFFLE ITEMS: Items for auction and raffle have been Letter Nerds (www.youtube.com/fourletternerds), Tabletops donated by the gaming for Tots is a 24-hour tabletop gaming marathon to benefit companies listed below, Child’s Play Charity (www.childsplaycharity.org), a game totaling $7,000 in goods. industry charity that provides games and more for kids in WHERE: Great Escape hospitals. The Tabletops for Tots marathon will take place at Games, 1250 Howe Ave #3A, Great Escape Games in Sacramento. The event will kick off at Sacramento, CA 95825 noon, Saturday December 6 and continue for 24 hours, LIVESTREAM ADDRESS: concluding at noon Sunday, December 7. The entire event will twitch.tv/fourletternerds be livestreamed on the internet at twitch.tv/fourletternerds. TICKETS: $10 donation at the Tickets are available at the door for a $10 donation, which door include entry in a raffle for prizes held throughout the event. INFORMATION VIA THE WEB: “Tabletop Games have allowed me to build relationships while http://www.fourletternerds.com exploring other worlds,” said host and organizer John Borba of /tabletopsfortots Four Letter Nerds. “I wanted to add the dimension of a great cause that aligns with those ideals. Child’s Play is about improving the quality of the lives of kids, by providing them with adventure and imagination. That is something we should be falling over ourselves to support.” The marathon will feature a multitude of tabletop games played by the hosts and special guests, including Anthony Gallegos of The Comedy Button podcast, game designer Jason Topolski and artist Austin Madison of the forthcoming survival horror board game Camp Grizzly, entrepreneurs Anthony Barajas and Dariush Gheyssarieh of Save Point Tavern, Sacramento comedians Johnny Taylor and Keith Lowell Jensen and many more. Tabletops for Tots will launch at noon Saturday with a fantasy block kickoff, joined throughout the course of the event by special guests, and themed segments such as the sci-fi block, featuring the Star Trek edition of Settlers of Catan, and costumed sci fi characters for photo ops. Other highlights include the highly anticipated Camp Grizzly at 7:30pm Saturday, featuring the creators of the game and free limited edition posters for the first 50 guests; Sacramento actress Brittni Barger leading the panda-themed Takenoko at 9:30pm; and an early morning session of bestseller Ticket to Ride at 8am Sunday with free donuts and coffee. A complete schedule of games and special guests is available online at www.fourletternerds.com/tabletopsfortots. Attendees to the event may watch the game play and even play from a wide selection of tabletop games available on site. Purchases from Great Escape Games will include a 10% discount with event admission. Prizes from the hottest gaming companies will be raffled throughout the event and sold via online auction, with proceeds going to Child’s Play. About Child’s Play Child's Play is dedicated to improving the lives of children in hospitals around the world through the kindness and generosity of the video game community and the power of play. Child’s Play is always striving to pursue new opportunities and expand the positive impact of the cause. This includes consistently researching and pursuing alternate fundraising channels, new donation platforms, additional events and better community support. For more information, visit www.childsplaycharity.org Prizes and Auction Items from: Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), Ameritrash Games, Artisan Dice, Asmadi Games, Asmodee, Atlas Games, Chessex Dice, Days of Wonder, Fantasy Flight Games, Gamewright, GMT Games, Great Escape Games, Mayfair Games, Off World Designs, Paizo Publishing, Plaid Hat Games. Sac-Anime, Save Point Tavern, Steve Jackson Games, WarGaming.net, West Sacramento’s Intergalactic Expo, and Z-Man Games. # # # SCHEDULE Saturday, December 6, 2014: 12pm – 2pm Launch with our FANTASY BLOCK: MICE & MYSTICS (Plaid Hat Games) 2pm – 4pm SHADOWS OVER CAMELOT (Days of Wonder) 4pm – 6pm BETRAYAL AT HOUSE ON THE HILL (Avalon Hill/Wizards of the Coast) Featuring Anthony Barajas and Dariush Gheyssarieh of Sacramento’s Save Point Tavern 6pm – 7:30pm SCI-FI BLOCK: STAR TREK CATAN (Mayfair Games) Featuring Anthony Gallegos of The Comedy Button podcast & costumed SciFi characters for photo ops 7:30pm – 9:30pm FEATURED GAME OF THE NIGHT: CAMP GRIZZLY (Ameritrash Games) Featuring creators Jason Topolski (designer) and Austin Madison (artist) Free Camp Grizzly posters for the first 50 guests 9:30pm – 11pm TAKENOKO (Asmodee) Featuring Brittni Barger (Smosh, Brittni’s Book Boner Bistro, B Street Theatre) 11pm – Midnight CHANNEL A (Asmadi Games) Featuring standup comics Johnny Taylor, Keith Lowell Jensen, Jaclyn Weiand, and Jaime Fernandez Sunday, December 7, 2014 Midnight – 1am THE RESISTANCE (Indie Boards & Cards) Featuring the hosts of the Sacramento podcast, “Shut Up, Jar-Jar” 1am - 2am SMASH-UP (Alderac Entertainment Group) 2am - 3am FORBIDDEN ISLAND (Gamewright Games) 3am – 4am SPACE CADETS DUAL DICE (Stronghold Games) 4am – 5am STAR MUNCKIN (Steve Jackson Games) 5am – 6am ONCE UPON A TIME (Atlas Games) 6am – 7am LEAPING LEMMINGS (GMT Games) 7am – 8am MACHI KORO (IDW Games) Featuring free donuts and coffee for all in attendance from 7am – 9am 8am – 9am TICKET TO RIDE (Days of Wonder) 9am – 10am PANDEMIC (Z-Man Games) 10am – Noon ELDER SIGN (Fantasy Flight Games) .
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